Finance Ministry projects stable growth of 2.9% to 3% between 2021 and 2023. Israel posted a budget deficit of 3.7% of GDP in 2019, above an initial target of 2.9%.

I accept the pain and hardship of homesickness because I didn’t want to be part of hypocrisy, lies, injustice and flattery,” says Taekwondo champion Kimia Alizadeh, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Eight F-16 fighter jets were severely damaged by rainwater at the Hatzor airbase in southern Israel last week, costing the state hundreds of millions of shekels.

“We are speaking about the start of a phase, about a new battle, about a new era in the region," says Hassan Nasrallah.